Thesis Requirements Quiz

What is required for a thesis to earn a point according to the scoring guide?

• It must restate the prompt.

• It must consist of multiple paragraphs.

• It must make a claim that responds to the prompt.

• It must include a bibliography.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a requirement for responding to the prompt?

• Use of historical reasoning.

• Description of a broader historical context.

• Use of at least two pieces of specific evidence.

• Inclusion of personal opinions.

What is one of the tasks you should do in your response according to the document?

• Write a poem about the topic.

• Respond with a historically defensible thesis.

• Create a timeline of events.

• Summarize the entire textbook.

What is the time period mentioned for evaluating the most significant effect of the printing press?

• 1300 to 1400

• 1450 to 1650

• 1500 to 1700

• 1600 to 1800

What was one of the most significant effects of the printing press in the period 1450–1650?

• The decline of urbanization

• The spread of knowledge beyond a narrow intellectual elite

• The decrease in religious changes

• The reduction of scientific ideas

Which of the following was a significant impact of the printing press during the sixteenth century?

• The decline of Protestant ideas

• The spread of Protestant ideas

• The isolation of scientific ideas

• The reduction of literacy rates

What broader historical context is relevant to the effects of the printing press in the period 1450–1650?

• Decreased commercial activity

• Increased control of book production by the Catholic Church

• Increased commercial activity and urbanization

• Decline in interest in classical texts

What was a common method of book production before the invention of the printing press?

• Mass production in factories

• Hand copying by members of the Catholic Church

• Digital printing

• Use of typewriters

Which of the following is an example of evidence used to show the effect of state centralization by European monarchs during 1450–1648?

• The invention of the steam engine

• The growth of literacy among a small group of elites

• The development of the internet

• The rise of the industrial revolution

What was one of the purposes of government licensing of printing presses?

• To increase the speed of book production

• To control the new technology and censor content

• To promote international trade

• To reduce the cost of paper